On the ground in Zawiyah, Libya

Zawiyah, 30 miles from Tripoli, a town controlled by rebels and surrounded by loyalists, provides a metaphor for the stalemate in Libya

  • Two young captured Libyan soldiers, being held in a mosque on Zawiyah's Martyr's Sq. The town - only 30km from Tripoli - is presently held by the anti-Gaddafi opposition. The two soldiers were handed over to one of the men's fathers shortly after this picture was takenPhotograph: Peter Beaumont
    Beaumont's Zawiyah: Peter Beaumont's Zawiyah Photographs taken on Sunday 27 February

  • Pro-Gaddafi troops man a checkpoint just outside ZawiyahPhotograph: Peter Beaumont
    Beaumont's Zawiyah: Peter Beaumont's Zawiyah Photographs taken on Sunday 27 February

  • Anti-Gaddafi fighters man a captured anti-aircraft weapon inside Zawiyah, a scene of recent fighting that has left at least 24 deadPhotograph: Peter Beaumont
    Beaumont's Zawiyah: Peter Beaumont's Zawiyah Photographs taken on Sunday 27 February

  • Members of the anti-Gaddafi opposition guard a doorway in ZawiyahPhotograph: Peter Beaumont
    Beaumont's Zawiyah: Peter Beaumont's Zawiyah Photographs taken on Sunday 27 February
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